Gun-control advocates are noticeably silent when crime rates decline. Their multimillion-dollar lobbying efforts are designed to manufacture mass anxiety that every gun owner is a potential killer. The statistics show otherwise.

Last week, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced that violent crime decreased 4 percent in 2011. The number of murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults all went down, continuing a pattern.

“This is not a one-year anomaly, but a steady decline in the FBI’s violent-crime rates,” said Andrew Arulanandam, spokesman for the National Rifle Association. “It would be disingenuous for anyone to not credit increased self-defense laws to account for this decline.”

Mr. Arulanandam pointed out that only a handful of states had concealed-carry programs 25 years ago, when the violent-crime rate peaked. Today, 41 states either allow carrying without a permit or have “shall issue” laws that make it easy for just about any noncriminal to get a permit. Illinois and Washington, D.C., are the only places that refuse to recognize the right to bear arms. The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence did not respond to requests for comment.

If the gun grabbers were right, we’d be in the middle of a crime wave, considering how many guns are on the streets. “Firearms sales have increased substantially since right after the 2008 election,” said Bill Brassard, spokesman for the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), which represents the $4 billion firearms and ammunition industry. “There was a leveling off in 2010, but now we’re seeing a surge again.”

The FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) serves as one of the best indicators of gun sales because it counts each time someone buys a gun. Checks hit an all-time high of 16.5 million last year. In the first five months of this year, the numbers have gone up 10 percent over the same period last year as Americans rush to the gun store in case President Obama decides to exercise “more flexibility” in restricting guns in a second term.

Gun manufacturing is the one private-sector industry “doing fine” on Mr. Obama’s watch. Sturm, Ruger & Co. sold 1 million firearms in the first quarter of 2012 - an amazing 50 percent increase from the first quarter of 2011. The jump was so steep that the company stopped accepting orders from March to May to catch up with demand for its products.

Last month, Smith & Wesson announced a firearm-order backlog of approximately $439 million by the end of April, up 135 percent from the same quarter in 2011. Sales in that period were up 28 percent from 2011 and 14 percent over its own predictions to investors. NSSF estimates the industry is responsible for approximately 180,000 jobs and has an annual impact on the U.S. economy of $28 billion.

Mr. Obama could honestly take credit for this jobs program, economic boost and the reduction in violent crime that has followed the spike in gun ownership on his watch. Instead, he’s silent about his greatest positive accomplishment.

Emily Miller is a senior editor for the Opinion pages at The Washington Times.

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Subject: Re: FBI: More Guns less Crime Wed Jun 20, 2012 1:05 pm

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Last month, Smith & Wesson announced a firearm-order backlog of approximately $439 million by the end of April, up 135 percent from the same quarter in 2011. Sales in that period were up 28 percent from 2011 and 14 percent over its own predictions to investors. NSSF estimates the industry is responsible for approximately 180,000 jobs and has an annual impact on the U.S. economy of $28 billion.

Ruger just opened up the new orders spigot a couple of weeks ago and by no means is their order backlog small!!! Firearms are just hard to get right now because the demand is so strong!! If Little Hitler has done nothing else during his tenure he has caused the demand fror firearms to skyrocket!!! LMAO!!!

Well if these idiot libturds anf demoncraps, continue the way they are taking our nation, it is the only option left for us. The framers of our constitution foretold this may happen. Hence the 2nd amendment. We have the right and no f*****g politician or libturd commie POS SC is going to stop it once it starts rolling.

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Subject: Re: FBI: More Guns less Crime Mon Jul 09, 2012 8:48 am

I am not sure they have opened their eyes yet but if they do not it will bring the worst nightmare all of them could dream! TWIT!!

I see the assholes at the un will be drafting the small arms treaty this week. Sorry socialist biggots. Over the 4th of July week something like 17 people were murdered in new yuk city and bloombag is running his idiot mouth again. Taking law abiding citzens guns away is a great way to get even more people gunned down. There is plenty of laws on the books to deeter most criminals, but thanks the the liberal faggots in this country they have ruined these laws. Just a thought....for a new law, why not, if a criminal uses a firearm in any illegal sort of way, cut his or her hands off. That should stop a whole lot of would be criminals. No?

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Subject: Re: FBI: More Guns less Crime Tue Jul 17, 2012 9:44 am

It is my belief that Little Bill will sign the UN Treaty. It is also my belief that when she does, the majority of the side populous that have not been involved will begin to get involved very heavily!!! TWIT!!! When they do the scales will tip ever so gently in the right direction!!! JMHO!!

As far as politicians are concerned, it is a lost cause. I think we are at the end of the glory days. The storm clouds are coming up way too fast.

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Subject: Re: FBI: More Guns less Crime Thu Jul 26, 2012 3:59 pm

At least 50 Senators have told the Little Hitler regime not to even try as the gun control treaty will never pass muster!!! We know it will not fly in the House so it is history now and will even sink his ship farther and faster!!! I am loving it!!! LMAO!!